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Benjamin Franklin Messer 1847 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 October 1847

Birth Location: Jasper County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 20 June 1911

Death Location: Chilton, Alabama, USA

Father: Ezekiel Messer

Mother: Hannah Pate

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In 1847, Benjamin Franklin Messer entered the world in Jasper County, Georgia, USA, born to Ezekiel W. Hopehull Messer and Hannah Smith Pate. Benjamin Franklin Messer passed away in 1911 in Chilton, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Benjamin Franklin Messer entered the world in Jasper County, Georgia, USA, born to Ezekiel W. Hopehull Messer and Hannah Smith Pate.
  • Benjamin Franklin Messer passed away in 1911 in Chilton, Alabama, USA.

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Benjamin Messer's Ancestors

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Benjamin Messer
1847 – 1911
Birth Place: Jasper County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Ezekiel W. Hopehull Messer
1823 – 1883
GA
Hannah (Smith) Pate
1845 –
Coweta, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William ("Billy" Clark) Messer
1791 – 1870
Georgia, Georgia, USA
Ursula Nix
1827 –
Georgia, Georgia, USA
James (W) Smith
1823 –
Georgia
Mary (A) Smith
1826 –
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
William Messer
1762 – 1817
Martha Clark
1760 – 1818
Hardy Smith
1801 – 1877
Susannah Ruff
1801 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Sr
1735 – 1799
Margaret Bell
1740 – 1815

Benjamin Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1847
10 October 1847
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Messer in Jasper County, Georgia, USA
Jasper County, Georgia, USA
1911
20 June 1911
Age 64
Death of Benjamin Franklin Messer in Chilton, Alabama, USA
Chilton, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October 1847
    Event Place: Jasper County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1911
    Event Place: Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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